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The POLITICO Tech podcast is your daily download on the disruption that technology is bringing to politics and policy. From AI and the metaverse to disinformation and microchips, we explore how today’s technology is shaping our world — and driving the policy decisions, global rivalries and industries that will matter tomorrow.
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Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda says AI is transforming education -- both
how it’s delivered and what people are studying. On today's Politico
Tech, Jeff’s case to host Steven Overly for why higher education needs
an AI overhaul, and how he uses AI to help decide Coursera’s business
strategy.
There’s a legal battle brewing between TikTok and the federal
government. But how anxious are US companies about losing one of the
newest and frankly most exciting social media outlets in years? Rachel
Karten had that question, too. She’s a social media consultant for
brands like Cava and West Elm, and author of a Substack called Link in
Bio, a newsletter about the business of social media. She spoke with
host Steven Overly to talk about what she's hearing from brands and what
losing TikTok could mean for online culture and commerce.
Right now, there’s probably a political candidate in your inbox asking
for donations. Online fundraising has taken off in recent election
cycles, and it’s now how many Washington hopefuls raise big bucks. On
POLITICO Tech, reporter Jessica Piper joins host Steven Overly to talk
about how digital platforms have changed the fundraising game.
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark says building a safe AI model — named
Claude — will differentiate the company from its competitors. And he’s
in Washington pushing for safety testing and product standards. Will
that ultimately help established companies like his? He joined host
Steven Overly to discuss.
Jacob Helberg was influential in pushing for the law that forces the
sale of TikTok. Now, he wants Congress to prepare for a future conflict
with China, one that has artificial intelligence at the center. Helberg,
who is a senior policy adviser at Palantir Technologies and sits on the
congressional U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, joins
host Steven Overly to talk about the next frontier in U.S. tech
competition with China.
States are considering a slew of bills to regulate artificial
intelligence, including whether companies must disclose that they’re
using the technology to make decisions in areas like employment and
housing. Consumer Reports policy analyst Grace Gedye joins POLITICO Tech
to discuss loopholes that the advocacy group argues state lawmakers must
close before passing new laws.
In 1952, TV news producers needed an edge on election night. And they
found it in new "fearsome contraptions" called computers. On POLITICO
Tech, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ira Chinoy joins host Steven
Overly to talk about his new book, “Predicting the Winner: The Untold
Story of Election Night 1952 and the Dawn of Computer Forecasting.” They
go inside that pivotal election night, and what it tells us about
political journalism and technology today.
Washington’s fascination with AI has permeated its social life — from
salon dinners to embassy receptions to networking nights. That includes
festivities surrounding this weekend’s White House Correspondents’
Dinner. On POLITICO Tech, media maven Tammy Haddad joins host Steven
Overly to talk about her Washington AI Network and how AI is shaping
D.C.’s social scene.
Micron Technology is getting $6.14 billion from the Biden administration
to build microchip facilities in the U.S., becoming the fourth and final
maker of leading-edge semiconductors to get government subsidies. On
POLITICO Tech, Michael Schmidt, the director of the Commerce
Department’s CHIPS Program Office, breaks down the deals and explains
what comes next.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote tomorrow to re-impose
net neutrality, controversial regulations that require internet service
providers to treat all websites equally. Ajit Pai is the former
Republican FCC chair who took them away back in 2017. And he joins
POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly to challenge Democrats’ reasons for
bringing the rules back -- even as he says most Americans have moved
on.
All eyes are on the Senate this week, where lawmakers are taking up a
bill that forces TikTok to find a new owner. Now, Congress can be an
unpredictable place. But things have never looked worse for the popular
app. So, what happens next? It seems clear that TikTok would take the
U.S. government to court, likely arguing that forcing a sale, and
potentially imposing a ban, violates the constitutional rights of
TikTok’s investors and users. Right now, TikTok is locked in a lawsuit
with the state of Montana over a ban passed last year. On today's
Politico Tech, Steven Overly talks with Montana Attorney General Austin
Knudsen, the man at the center of the state's proposed ban, about what
he expects from TikTok’s coming legal fight.
The United Arab Emirates has produced some of the world’s biggest
open-source AI models. And that was before Microsoft put big money into
one of its AI companies last week — part of the U.S. effort to pull the
Gulf nation away from China’s influence. At an Atlantic Council event,
the country’s AI minister, His Excellency Omar Al Olama, spoke with host
Steven Overly about AI alliances, global rulemaking and more.
Officials from the Chinese embassy have been making the rounds on
Capitol Hill as U.S. lawmakers weigh a forced sale of the video-sharing
app TikTok. Reporter Hailey Fuchs joins POLITICO Tech host Steven Overly
to explain what happened inside the meetings and how they could
complicate TikTok’s own lobbying efforts.
Our language is fundamental to our cultural identity. And many European
countries worry artificial intelligence will erase those languages and
the cultures that come with them. But could those fears really be code
for falling behind in the AI race? POLITICO reporter Gian Volpicelli
joins host Steven Overly to discuss.
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next week to restore
regulations that require internet service providers to treat websites
equally, otherwise known as net neutrality. Tom Wheeler was the chair of
the FCC the last time those rules were put in place. He joins POLITICO
Tech host Steven Overly to talk about how artificial intelligence gives
new life to this old policy battle.
The future of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act now lies in the
Senate, following a contentious path to reauthorization in the House
last week. Behind the scenes, the Biden administration has been pressing
both chambers to extend the law -- and successfully pushing back on some
proposed reforms. On POLITICO Tech, National Security Council legal
adviser Joshua Geltzer defends the need for government spy programs amid
simmering global conflicts.
Today, we’re talking taxes. Stanford law professor Dan Ho has been
working with the IRS to figure out how machine learning and artificial
intelligence can improve the agency -- including a study he led last
year that found evidence of racial bias in its audits. On POLITICO Tech,
host Steven Overly talks with Ho about using AI to root our human bias,
and how the technology is changing up Tax Day.
The House is expected to vote on a key foreign surveillance law set to
expire next week. The fight over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance
Act, or FISA, has pit national security hawks who defend the government
surveillance program against lawmakers who say it's been used to
unlawfully spy on American citizens. Host Steven Overly unpacks the
criticisms with Elizabeth Goitein, a former Capitol Hill attorney who
now leads the Liberty and National Security Program at NYU’s Brennan
Center for Justice.
The Chinese disinformation network known as Spamouflage has never gotten
much traction on social media. Then, a small number of accounts started
pretending to be American. On POLITICO Tech, senior analyst Elise Thomas
from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue explains why pro-Trump and
anti-Biden tweets from a group with ties to the Chinese Communist Party
may signal deeper concerns about 2024 election interference.
There’s a new data privacy bill floating around Capitol Hill this week
-- backed by the chairs of two powerful committees. And at first glance,
it seems to have a lot of potential. But POLITICO Tech host Steven
Overly and privacy reporter Alfred Ng discuss the sticking points that
could cause the legislation to stall.
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